presumptive death
Death inferred from proof of the person’s long, unexplained absence, usu. after seven years. See ENOCH ARDEN LAW. [Cases: Death 1–2. C.J.S. Death §§ 1, 3, 8–14.]
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enoch arden law
Enoch Arden law (ee-n[schwa]k ahrd-[schwa]n). A statute that grants a divorce or an exemption from liability so that a person can remarry when his or her spouse has been absent without explanation for a specified number of years (usu. five or seven). • This type of law is named after a Tennyson poem, in which
de ventre inspiciendo
de ventre inspiciendo (dee ven-tree in-spish-ee-en-doh), n. [Law Latin “of (or for) inspecting the belly”] 1. A writ allowing a presumptive heir to summon a jury of matrons to verify the pregnancy of a widow suspected of feigning the pregnancy to produce a supposed heir. — Also termed ad ventrem inspiciendum. See venire facias tot
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